Official Name: | Klippan |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Skåne#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Klippan Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Skåne County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Skåne |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.0 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 8,116 |
Population Density Km2: | 1623 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 56.1344°N 13.1283°W |
Klippan (literally the Cliff) is a locality and the seat of Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,116 inhabitants in 2010.
The famous liberal economist Bertil Ohlin was a native of Klippan.On September 1995, a young man named Gerard Gbeyo was reportedly murdered within the town by 2 Nazi sympathizers.[2]
The following sports clubs are located in Klippan: